An excited Iwobi who was a surprise inclusion in the squad and has been called up to Nigeria’s U-23 squad for next month’s Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal tweeted: “Despite the result, happy to have made my debut for @Arsenal.”

The youngster who recently signed a contract extension Arsenal has also been capped twice by the Super Eagles.

Iwobi scored a brace for Arsenal U-19s in their 2-0 home win against counterparts Bayern in the UEFA Youth League at Meadow Park last week.